Figure 5.
Effects of cadmium treatment on melatonin, chlorophyll, and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in rice. (a) Rice seedlings after cadmium treatment. (b) Melatonin levels. (c) Chlorophyll content. (d) MDA content. Seven-day-old seedlings were challenged with cadmium (500 μM) for 3 days under a 14-h light/10-dark photoperiod. Shoot tissue was employed for analyses. Different letters indicate significant differences as determined by a post-hoc Tukey’s HSD test at p < 0.05.